Welcome to... Crochet by the Sea. It is the simple, beautiful things which capture my heart.Keeper of my home, producer of beauty with hook and yarn, lover of Vintage Beauty and times of simple elegance. Seaside or Woodland, beauty found in nature, the simple lovliness of an uncluttered and treasured life, the simple path is my choice.

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About Me

I'm a lover of vintage times and simple elegance of another era. I'm waiting a while for my special little farmhouse. While I'm waiting, I'm making good use of my time creating lovlies with my crochet hook n thread or yarn, and baking and cooking from scratch for my family.

Take your needle my child andwork at your pattern it will come out arose by and by. Life is like that...onestitch at a time taken patiently.

~Oliver Wendell Holmes 1867~

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Monday, September 9, 2013

Putzing around in the garden

My poor garden, it was neglected for most of the summer this year..just not a priority at all. I think this is the first year in many that I didn't do very much in it. It rather looks it. Well, ok it really looks neglected. No vegatables came out of the garden this year, and the garlic bulbs I harvested in the spring small. I don't know what happened, they were 4' tall.

I mentioned a while back about a spiral garden, and have set about collecting rocks, and my neighbors just

gave me some larger ones so that helped alot. Today I went out and began to see how that is going to be laid out. I'll need some dirt to make the spiral. I have this in my square foot box, so the weeds will be at a minimum. I already have a Lavender plant in there and a Mum, both which will be on the outside parimeter of the spiral.

Allium, time to plant those. I've had my eye on these for a while, they won't go in the spiral, but I'll incorporate them

with the Black Eyed Susans, and the Tiger Lillies. So going to keep it simple and plant a few herbs in there and a few flowers.

What is an Alium you ask? You've probably seen them around for they are striking....here take a look...

On the agenda this week is to pick some up, they should be planted in the fall for a spring bloom.